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Cause of death
  
Heart attack

Role
  
Actor

Resting place
  
Cremation

Years active
  
1956–1982

Siblings
  
Gordon Oates

Name
  
Warren Oates


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Full Name
  
Warren Mercer Oates

Born
  
July 5, 1928 (
1928-07-05
)
Depoy, Muhlenberg CountyKentucky, USA

Died
  
April 3, 1982, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spouse
  
Judy A. Jones (m. 1977–1982)

Movies
  
The Wild Bunch, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo G, Two‑Lane Blacktop, Stripes, In the Heat of the Night

Similar People
  
Sam Peckinpah, Monte Hellman, Ben Johnson, Robert Ryan, William Holden

Children
  
Jennifer Oates, Tim Oates

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Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s that have since achieved cult status, such as The Hired Hand (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), and Race with the Devil (1975). Oates also portrayed John Dillinger in the biopic Dillinger (1973) and as the supporting character U.S. Army Sergeant Hulka in the military comedy Stripes (1981), starring Bill Murray.

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Early life

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Warren Oates was born and reared in Depoy, a tiny rural community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, located just a few miles west of Greenville, the county seat. According to the federal census of 1940, he was the younger child of two sons of Sarah Alice (née Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, who owned a general store. His brother, Gordon, was five years his senior. On his father's side, Warren was of English, Scottish and Welsh ancestry. He attended Louisville Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky, until 1945 but did not graduate from that institution. He did, however, later earn a high school equivalency diploma. After high school he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for two years, serving in its air wing as an aircraft mechanic. Oates became interested in theater while attending the University of Louisville, where in 1953 he starred in several plays produced by the school's Little Theater Company. Four years later, in New York City, he got an opportunity to star in a live production of the television series Studio One.

Career

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Oates moved to Los Angeles, where in the 1950s he began to establish himself in guest roles in weekly television Westerns, including Wagon Train, Tombstone Territory, Buckskin, Rawhide, Trackdown, Tate, The Rebel, Wanted Dead or Alive, Have Gun – Will Travel, Lawman, The Big Valley, and Gunsmoke. Oates first met Peckinpah when he played a variety of guest roles in The Rifleman (1958–1963), a popular television series created by the director. He also played a supporting role in Peckinpah's short-lived series The Westerner in 1960. The collaboration continued as he worked in Peckinpah's early films Ride the High Country (1962) and Major Dundee (1965).

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"There were 40 [western] series, and I went from one to the other. I started out playing the third bad guy on a horse and worked my way up to the No. 1 bad guy," Oates once quipped.

In the episode "Subterranean City" (October 14, 1958) of the syndicated Rescue 8, Oates played a gang member, Pete, who is the nephew of series character Skip Johnson (Lang Jeffries). In the story line, rescuers Johnson and Wes Cameron (Jim Davis) search for a lost girl in the sewer tunnels and encounter three criminals hiding out underground. Pete soon breaks with his gang companions and joins the firemen Wes and Skip in locating the missing child.

In 1961 Oates guest-starred in the episode "Artie Moon" in NBC's The Lawless Years crime drama about the 1920s. In 1962 he appeared as "Ves Painter" in the short-lived ABC series Stoney Burke, co-starring Jack Lord, a program about rodeo contestants.

Oates also played in a number of guest roles on The Twilight Zone (in "The Purple Testament" and "The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms," in which he costarred with Randy Boone and Ron Foster), The Outer Limits ("The Mutant" [1964]), Combat! ("The Pillbox" [1964]) and Lost in Space ("Welcome Stranger" [1965]). During the 1960s and 1970s, he guest-starred on such shows as Twelve O'Clock High ("The Hotshot" [1965]), Lancer, and The Virginian.

In addition to Peckinpah, Oates worked with several major directors of his era, including Leslie Stevens in the 1960 film Private Property, his first starring role; Norman Jewison in In the Heat of the Night (1967); Joseph L. Mankiewicz in There Was a Crooked Man... (1970); John Milius in Dillinger (1973); Terrence Malick in Badlands (1973); Philip Kaufman in The White Dawn (1974); William Friedkin in The Brink's Job (1978); and Steven Spielberg in 1941 (1979).

He appeared in the Sherman Brothers musical version of Tom Sawyer (1973), as "Muff Potter," the town drunk. He also starred in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), Return of the Seven (1966), The Shooting (filmed in 1965, released in 1968), The Split (1968), The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973), Cockfighter (1974), Drum (1976) and China 9, Liberty 37 (1978), and played the title role in a 1971 crime drama, Chandler. Oates co-starred three times with friend Peter Fonda in The Hired Hand (1971), Race with the Devil (1975) and 92 in the Shade (1975).

While making a guest appearance on a segment of the Western television series Dundee and the Culhane, Oates managed to steal the show with his off-camera antics and bloopers that had everyone on the set rolling. After a long day of filming, he headed over and set his footprints in cement along with all the other stars who appeared at Apacheland Movie Ranch. It was during this time that In the Heat of the Night was a blockbuster summer flick. Oates played Officer Sam Wood, a peeping-tom policeman and possible killer in the critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning film.

Oates was cast in Roger Donaldson's 1977 New Zealand film Sleeping Dogs together with New Zealand actor Sam Neill. A political thriller with action film elements, Sleeping Dogs follows the lead character "Smith" (Neill) as New Zealand plunges into a police state, as a fascist government institutes martial law after industrial disputes flare into violence. Smith gets caught between the special police and a growing resistance movement and reluctantly becomes involved. Oates plays the role of "Willoughby," commander of the American forces stationed in New Zealand and working with the New Zealand fascist government to find and subdue "rebels" (the resistance movement).

His partnership with Peckinpah resulted in two of his most famous film roles. In the 1969 Western classic The Wild Bunch, he portrayed Lyle Gorch, a long-time outlaw who chooses to die with his friends during the film's violent conclusion. According to his wife at the time, Teddy, Oates had the choice of starring in Support Your Local Sheriff!, to be filmed in Los Angeles, or The Wild Bunch in Mexico. "He had done Return of the Seven in Mexico; he got hepatitis, plus dysentery. But off he went again with Sam [Peckinpah]. He loved going on location. He loved the adventure of it. He had great admiration for Sam. Sam Peckinpah and Monte Hellman were the two directors with whom Warren would work anytime, anywhere." In Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, the dark 1974 action/tragedy also filmed in Mexico, Oates played the lead role of Bennie, a hard-drinking down-on-his-luck musician and bartender hoping to make a final score. The character was reportedly based on Peckinpah. For authenticity, Oates wore the director's sunglasses while filming scenes of the production.

Although the Peckinpah film roles are his best-known, his most critically acclaimed role is GTO in Monte Hellman's 1971 cult classic Two-Lane Blacktop. The film, although a failure at the box-office, is studied in film schools as a treasure of the 1970s, in large part due to Oates' heartbreaking portrayal of GTO. Famed film critic Leonard Maltin remarked that Oates' performance in this film was as good as any he had seen and should have won the Oscar.

A year before his death, Oates co-starred with Bill Murray in the 1981 military comedy Stripes. In the role of the drill sergeant, Sgt. Hulka, Oates skillfully played the straight man to Murray's comedic character. The film was a huge financial success, earning $85 million at the box office. In 1982 he co-starred opposite Jack Nicholson in director Tony Richardson's The Border.

Death

Oates was ill with influenza in the weeks before his death. On April 3, 1982, at the age of 53, he died of a heart attack while taking an afternoon nap at his home in Los Angeles, California. The fatal attack occurred after Oates had experienced chest pains and shortness of breath earlier that day. An autopsy determined that he had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. After his funeral, in accordance with Oates' wishes, his body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at his ranch in Montana.

In 1981, nearly one year before his death, Oates had co-starred as a fanatical Southern preacher-turned-Confederate officer in The Blue and the Gray, a CBS TV mini-series that aired in November 1982. His last two films were also not released until 1983. They are Blue Thunder, which was filmed in early 1980, and Tough Enough, filmed in late 1981. Both films are dedicated to him, along with Monte Hellman's 1988 film Iguana, which ends with the titles "For Warren".

Legacy

Today the actor has a dedicated cult following because of his memorable performances in not only Peckinpah's films but also in Monte Hellman's independent works, his films with Peter Fonda, and in a number of B movies from the 1970s. His occasionally crude facade, likeable persona, and uncommon presence are admired by such filmmakers as Quentin Tarantino and Richard Linklater. During a recent screening of Hellman's Two-Lane Blacktop, Linklater introduced the film and announced 16 reasons why viewers should love the 1971 movie. The sixth was: "Because there was once a god who walked the Earth named Warren Oates."

The documentary film Warren Oates: Across the Border was produced by Tom Thurman in 1993 as a tribute to the actor's career.

Oates was again recognized in March 2009 with the first-ever biography of his colorful life. Featuring interviews with the actor's former wives, his children, and friends, Warren Oates: A Wild Life was written by Susan Compo. It has received much acclaim from fans and critics alike.


Filmography

Actor
1985
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Harry
- Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery (1985) - Harry
1983
Blue Thunder as
Braddock
1983
Tough Enough as
James Neese
1982
The Blue and the Gray (TV Mini Series) as
Preacher / Maj. Welles
- Part 3 (1982) - Preacher / Maj. Welles
- Part 2 (1982) - Preacher / Maj. Welles
- Part 1 (1982) - Preacher / Maj. Welles
1982
The Border as
Red
1981
Stripes as
Sgt. Hulka
1981
East of Eden (TV Mini Series) as
Cyrus Trask
- Part Three (1981) - Cyrus Trask (credit only)
- Part Two (1981) - Cyrus Trask (credit only)
- Part One (1981) - Cyrus Trask
1980
Baby Comes Home (TV Movie) as
Michael Kramer
1979
1941 as
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
1979
My Old Man (TV Movie) as
Frank Butler
1979
And Baby Makes Six (TV Movie) as
Michael Kramer
1979
Black Beauty (TV Mini Series) as
Jerry
- Episode #1.4 (1979) - Jerry
1979
Insight (TV Series) as
Man
- The Man Who Mugged God (1979) - Man
1978
The Brink's Job as
Specs O'Keefe
1978
China 9, Liberty 37 as
Matthew
1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure (TV Movie) as
Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
1978
Police Story (TV Series) as
Richey Neptune
- Day of Terror- Night of Fear (1978) - Richey Neptune
1977
Prime Time as
Celebrity Sportsman
1977
Sleeping Dogs as
Col. Willoughby
1977
The African Queen (TV Movie) as
Capt. Charlie Allnut
1976
Drum as
Hammond Maxwell
1976
Dixie Dynamite as
Mack
1975
92 in the Shade as
Nichol Dance
1975
Race with the Devil as
Frank
1975
Rancho Deluxe as
Harmonica player (uncredited)
1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as
Bennie
1974
Cockfighter as
Frank Mansfield
1974
The White Dawn as
Billy
1973
Badlands as
Father
1973
Dillinger as
John Dillinger
1973
Kid Blue as
Reese Ford
1973
Tom Sawyer as
Muff Potter
1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner as
Dave Reilly
1971
Chandler as
Chandler
1971
The Reluctant Heroes (TV Movie) as
Cpl. Leroy Sprague
1971
The Hired Hand as
Arch Harris
1971
Two-Lane Blacktop as
G.T.O
1971
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford
- The Showdown (1971) - Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford
1971
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Richie Billings
- Turnabout (1971) - Richie Billings
1970
There Was a Crooked Man... as
Floyd Moon
1970
Barquero as
Remy
1969
Lancer (TV Series) as
Drago / Sheriff Val Crawford
- The Buscaderos (1970) - Drago
- The Man Without a Gun (1969) - Sheriff Val Crawford
1970
The Movie Murderer (TV Movie) as
Alfred Fisher
1969
Lanton Mills (Short) as
Gunman
1969
The Wild Bunch as
Lyle Gorch
1969
Sophie's Place as
Marty Miller
1969
Smith! as
Walter Charlie
1968
Something for a Lonely Man (TV Movie) as
Angus Duren
1968
The Split as
Marty Gough
1968
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
John Blythe
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2 (1968) - John Blythe
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1 (1968) - John Blythe
1968
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
Deputy LaVern Potter
- One Bad Turn (1968) - Deputy LaVern Potter
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series) as
Mobeetie
- Nobody (1967) - Mobeetie
- The Battleground (1967) - Mobeetie
1967
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Hode Avery
- The Return of Hode Avery (1967) - Hode Avery
1958
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Tate Crocker / Lafe / Al Tresh / ...
- The Wreckers (1967) - Tate Crocker
- The Mission (1966) - Lafe
- Ten Little Indians (1965) - Al Tresh
- Circus Trick (1965) - Speeler
- The Bassops (1964) - Deke
- The Do-Badder (1962) - Chris Kelly
- Marry Me (1961) - Sweet Billy
- Love Thy Neighbor (1961) - Jep
- Small Water (1960) - Seth
- Snakebite (1958) - Jed Hakes
1967
Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series) as
Lafe Doolin
- The Turn the Other Cheek Brief (1967) - Lafe Doolin
1967
In the Heat of the Night as
Officer Sam Wood
1967
Welcome to Hard Times as
Leo Jenks
1965
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Duke / Korby Kyles
- The Great Safe Robbery (1966) - Duke
- The Murdered Party (1965) - Korby Kyles
1966
Return of the Seven as
Colbee
1966
Shane (TV Series) as
Kemp Spicer
- An Echo of Anger (1966) - Kemp Spicer
1966
The Monroes (TV Series) as
Nick Beresford
- The Forest Devil (1966) - Nick Beresford
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Buxton / Bowers / Roy Judd / ...
- Ride to Delphi (1966) - Buxton
- One Spring Like Long Ago (1966) - Bowers
- A Slight Case of Charity (1965) - Roy Judd
- Stopover in a Western Town (1963) - Corbie
1966
The Shooting as
Willett Gashade
1965
Lost in Space (TV Series) as
Jimmy Hapgood
- Welcome Stranger (1965) - Jimmy Hapgood
1960
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Jesse Gufler / Weed / Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters / ...
- Hostage for Hanging (1965) - Jesse Gufler
- The Race (1964) - Weed
- Incident of the Prophecy (1963) - Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters
- Incident of the Dancing Death (1960) - Marco
1965
12 O'Clock High (TV Series) as
Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
- The Hotshot (1965) - Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Stu Burns / Eugene Henson
- Rally Round Your Own Flag, Mister (1965) - Stu Burns
- Question: What's a Requiem for a Loser? (1965) - Eugene Henson
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) as
Sergeant Ryder
- The Fort (1965) - Sergeant Ryder
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Pierce Crawley / Frank Crawley
- Judge Not (1965) - Pierce Crawley / Frank Crawley
1965
Shenandoah as
Billy Packer (uncredited)
1965
Major Dundee as
O. W. Hadley
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Joe Grover
- The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) - Joe Grover
1965
The Rounders as
Harley Williams (uncredited)
1964
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Hanes McClure / Herbie Grant
- Devil's Carnival (1964) - Hanes McClure
- Rat in a Corner (1964) - Herbie Grant
1964
The Reporter (TV Series) as
Mickroe
- No Comment (1964) - Mickroe
1964
The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
Reese Fowler
- The Mutant (1964) - Reese Fowler
1964
Mail Order Bride as
Jace
1964
Combat! (TV Series) as
Pvt. James Stark
- The Pillbox (1964) - Pvt. James Stark
1960
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
CPL Richard Langsford / Jeep Driver
- The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms (1963) - CPL Richard Langsford
- The Purple Testament (1960) - Jeep Driver
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) as
Eldon Bishop
- The Day of the First Suitor (1963) - Eldon Bishop
1962
Stoney Burke (TV Series) as
Ves Painter
- The Journey (1963) - Ves Painter
- The Test (1963) - Ves Painter
- Tigress by the Tail (1963) - Ves Painter
- A Girl Named Amy (1963) - Ves Painter
- Kincaid (1963) - Ves Painter
- Kelly's Place (1963) - Ves Painter
- The Weapons Man (1963) - Ves Painter
- Color Him Lucky (1963) - Ves Painter
- Forget No More (1963) - Ves Painter
- Joby (1963) - Ves Painter
- To Catch the Kaiser (1963) - Ves Painter
- Point of Entry (1963) - Ves Painter
- Web of Fear (1963) - Ves Painter
- Cat's Eyes (1963) - Ves Painter
- Image of Glory (1963) - Ves Painter
- A Matter of Percentage (1963) - Ves Painter
- The King of the Hill (1963) - Ves Painter
- Death Rides a Pale Horse (1963) - Ves Painter
- Gold-Plated Maverick (1963) - Ves Painter
- Cousin Eunice (1962) - Ves Painter
- Bandwagon (1962) - Ves Painter
- Five by Eight by Eight (1962) - Ves Painter
- The Wanderer (1962) - Ves Painter
- Spin a Golden Web (1962) - Ves Painter
- The Scavenger (1962) - Ves Painter
- Sidewinder (1962) - Ves Painter
- A Matter of Pride (1962) - Ves Painter
- The Mob Riders (1962) - Ves Painter
- Point of Honor (1962) - Ves Painter
- Child of Luxury (1962) - Ves Painter
- Fight Night (1962) - Ves Painter
- The Contender (1962) - Ves Painter
1960
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Orville / Dink Strahman
- Terror in a Small Town (1962) - Orville
- Blackout (1960) - Dink Strahman
1962
Hero's Island as
Wayte Giddens
1962
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Artie Krebs
- Pressure (1962) - Artie Krebs
1962
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Paul Magruder
- The Mountain Girl (1962) - Paul Magruder
1962
Ride the High Country as
Henry Hammond
1961
Target: The Corruptors! (TV Series) as
Billy Joe
- Journey Into Mourning (1962) - Billy Joe
- Mr Megalomania (1961)
1958
The Rifleman (TV Series) as
Willie Breen / Marty Ryan / Santos / ...
- Day of Reckoning (1962) - Willie Breen
- Miss Milly (1960) - Marty Ryan (as Warren M. Oates)
- The Prodigal (1960) - Santos
- Bloodlines (1959) - Jud Malakie
- The Marshal (1958) - Andrew Sheltin
1960
Thriller (TV Series) as
Hugo Wheeler / Benny
- The Hollow Watcher (1962) - Hugo Wheeler
- Knock Three-One-Two (1960) - Benny
1961
The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) as
Bruno
- Somebody's Waiting (1961) - Bruno (as Warren M. Oates)
1961
The Lawless Years (TV Series) as
Charlie Brown
- Artie Moon (1961) - Charlie Brown
1961
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Bowie
- John Jones (1961) - Bowie
1961
Stagecoach West (TV Series) as
Tom Lochlin / Trooper Haig / Billy Joe
- The Renegades (1961) - Tom Lochlin
- Fort Wyatt Crossing (1961) - Trooper Haig (as Warren M. Oates)
- Object: Patrimony (1961) - Billy Joe (as Warren M. Oates)
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Cat Crail / Sonny Parsons
- Meeting at Mimbers (1961) - Cat Crail
- Lottery of Death (1959) - Sonny Parsons
1961
Laramie (TV Series) as
Pete Dixson
- Two for the Gallows (1961) - Pete Dixson
1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV Series)
- Baubles and Bullets (1961)
1961
Michael Shayne (TV Series) as
Frank Hobbes
- Murder 'Round My Wrist (1961) - Frank Hobbes
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Clem Robinson / George Aswell / Billy Clegg / ...
- The Last Retreat (1961) - Clem Robinson (as Warren M. Oates)
- Angela (1960) - George Aswell
- The Legend (1959) - Billy Clegg (as Warren Oats)
- Die by the Gun (1958) - Jesse Cox (as Warren Oats)
1960
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) as
Al
- The Contenders (1960) - Al
1960
Lawman (TV Series) as
Al May
- The Second Son (1960) - Al May
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Harrison / John Bosworth
- The Poker Fiend (1960) - Harrison
- Three Sons (1958) - John Bosworth
1960
The Westerner (TV Series) as
Drunk
- Jeff (1960) - Drunk
1960
Outlaws (TV Series) as
Bill Hooton
- Thirty a Month (1960) - Bill Hooton
1960
Wrangler (TV Series) as
Shep Martin
- Affair at the Trading Post (1960) - Shep Martin
1960
Tate (TV Series) as
Cowpoke
- Before Sunup (1960) - Cowpoke
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Burt Scanlon
- Single Debt (1960) - Burt Scanlon
1960
Private Property as
Boots
1960
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Pony
- The Swindle (1960) - Pony
1960
Bronco (TV Series) as
Pvt. Hurd Maple
- Every Man a Hero (1960) - Pvt. Hurd Maple
1960
Hotel de Paree (TV Series) as
Charlie Aiken
- Hard Luck for Sundance (1960) - Charlie Aiken
1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond as
Eddie Diamond
1958
Tombstone Territory (TV Series) as
Vic Reel / Bob Pickett / Joe Clinton
- The Target (1960) - Vic Reel
- Whipsaw (1959) - Bob Pickett
- The Assassin (1958) - Joe Clinton
1959
The Rebel (TV Series) as
Troy Armbruster
- School Days (1959) - Troy Armbruster
1959
Yellowstone Kelly as
Corporal
1959
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Private Silas Carpenter
- The Martha Barham Story (1959) - Private Silas Carpenter
1959
Trackdown (TV Series) as
Norvil / Kelly / Lute Borden
- Back to Crawford (1959) - Norvil (as Warren M. Oates)
- Fear (1959) - Kelly (as Warren Oats)
- Bad Judgment (1959) - Lute Borden (as Warren Oats)
1959
The Rough Riders (TV Series) as
Frank Day
- The Rifle (1959) - Frank Day
1959
Buckskin (TV Series) as
Charlie
- Charlie, My Boy (1959) - Charlie
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Simms
- Client: Steele (1959) - Simms
1959
Up Periscope as
Seaman Kovacs (uncredited)
1958
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Ted Ryan
- Seven Against the Wall (1958) - Ted Ryan
1958
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Deke
- The Epidemic (1958) - Deke
1958
Rescue 8 (TV Series) as
Pete
- Subterranean City (1958) - Pete
1956
Studio One (TV Series) as
Second Card Player / Prisoner
- The Strong Man (1958)
- The Night America Trembled (1957) - Second Card Player
- A Day Before Battle (1956) - Prisoner
1956
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Milkman
- Gun at a Fair One (1957) - Milkman
- Before It's Too Late (1956)
- Murder of a Sand Flea (1956)
1956
The Big Story (TV Series) as
Danny, as an Adult
- Reunion (1956) - Danny, as an Adult
1956
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Private Lear
- Operation Three R's (1956) - Private Lear
Music Department
1976
Dixie Dynamite (musical artist)
Stunts
1950
Beat the Clock (TV Series) (stunt tester)
Soundtrack
1973
Dillinger (performer: "Honey" - uncredited)
1973
Tom Sawyer (performer: "A Man's Gotta Be (What He Was Born to Be)")
1966
Gunsmoke (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Mission (1966) - (performer: "Fat Mary Set Me on the Bar", "I Ain't Going to Dig No Ditches" - uncredited)
Thanks
1988
Iguana (for - as Warren)
1983
Blue Thunder (dedicatee: for Warren Oates, with love for all the joy you gave us)
1983
Tough Enough (in memory of)
Self
1983
Behind-the-Scenes: 'Blue Thunder' (Video documentary short) as
Self
1975
Bicentennial Minutes (TV Series short) as
Self - Narrator
- Episode #1.211 (1975) - Self - Narrator
1971
The Virginia Graham Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 15 October 1971 (1971) - Self
Archive Footage
2018
The Old Man & the Gun as
G.T.O. (uncredited)
2015
Welcome to the Basement (TV Series) as
Bennie / GTO
- Kung Fu Ghosts (2018) - Bennie
- The Great Silence (2015) - GTO
2008
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1 (2008) - Self
2006
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (Video documentary) as
Self
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2004
The Making of 'Sleeping Dogs' (Video documentary) as
Self
1993
Warren Oates: Across the Border (Documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
1990
Hollywood Mavericks (Documentary) as
Lyle Gorch (uncredited)
1979
Brave New Cowboy (Documentary) as
Warren Oates (uncredited)
1976
America at the Movies (Documentary) as
Henry Hammond
1970
On location with There Was a Crooked Man. (Documentary short) as
Self

References

Warren Oates Wikipedia